About me
Following a neuro-restoration research fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, neurologist Yasar Torres-Yaghi, MD, has joined the staff as director of the Parkinsonism and Dementia Clinic. Dr. Torres-Yaghi is also spearheading an initiative to care for the growing population of aging patients with neurodegenerative conditions
characterized by overlapping features of both cognitive impairment and Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Torres-Yaghi’s credentials include:
Medical Degree: George Washington University
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Neuro-restoration research
(Movement disorders, dementia)
Dr. Torres-Yaghi’s areas of expertise include:
- Movement Disorders
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Multiple-System Atrophy
- Frontal Temporal Lobe Dementia
Clinical areas of focus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Lack Of Coordination
- Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rett Syndrome
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Brain Imaging
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chorea Treatment
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Falls Prevention
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
703-852-8588Fax 410-354-4565
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Beech Street PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- POS OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Passport
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2011)